The second Voyager Music Festival was held in September of 2016 at Spider House in Austin, Texas.
The original web pages detailing the festival can be found here: http://www.voyagerfest.org/voyager-music-festival-2016
December 18, 2025
Voyager Music Festival 2016
Further reading
In Episode 7, we speak with Xander Rapstine about his work, inspiration and influences as a prog rock composer and songwriter, including with Proud Peasant, the Austin-based symphonic prog rock outfit.
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